Full Disk Encrypton is a phrase that was coined by Seagate to describe their encrpting hard drive. Other examples are below.

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'''Full Disk Encryption''' or '''Whole Disk Encryption''' is a phrase that was coined by [[Seagate]] to describe their encrypting [[hard drive]]. Under such a system, the entire contents of a hard drive are encrypted. This is different from [[Full Volume Encryption]] where only certain partitions are encrypted.

: Seagate's encrypted drives are only available as OEM products. Seagate provides no software to utilize encrypted drive features (such as key management). There is a proprietary Windows-only API, but it is not available to the public.

Revision as of 07:12, 3 July 2013

Full Disk Encryption or Whole Disk Encryption is a phrase that was coined by Seagate to describe their encrypting hard drive. Under such a system, the entire contents of a hard drive are encrypted. This is different from Full Volume Encryption where only certain partitions are encrypted.

Seagate's encrypted drives are only available as OEM products. Seagate provides no software to utilize encrypted drive features (such as key management). There is a proprietary Windows-only API, but it is not available to the public.